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Bookcase Built-In Window Seat

As attractive as window seats are, only a few older homes with deep dormers seem to have them. Here's how to build a beautiful, custom window seat in just a couple of days using ready-made kitchen cabinets. This simple, do-it-yourself approach provides both a niche and the window seat, and an abundance of storage space. This seat was built under a 6-foot-wide kitchen window, but its design can easily be adapted for any size window in almost any room.